William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Noble title
Physicist |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:University_of_Glasgow
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Copley_Medal
Order of Merit Royal_Society_Fellow |
| gptkbp:born |
June 26, 1824
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| gptkbp:children |
3
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| gptkbp:contribution |
Electrical engineering
Second Law of Thermodynamics Thermal conductivity Absolute temperature scale |
| gptkbp:died |
December 17, 1907
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Glasgow |
| gptkbp:famousFor |
Kelvin's_circulation_theorem
Thomson's_law_of_thermodynamics Thomson's_theorem Thomson's_theorem_on_the_stability_of_equilibrium_in_thermodynamics Thomson's_theorem_on_the_stability_of_equilibrium_in_fluid_mechanics Thomson's_theorem_on_the_stability_of_equilibrium Thomson's_theorem_on_the_stability_of_motion Thomson's_theorem_on_the_stability_of_oscillations Thomson's_theorem_on_the_stability_of_systems Thomson's_theorem_on_the_stability_of_equilibrium_in_acoustics Thomson's_theorem_on_the_stability_of_equilibrium_in_optics |
| gptkbp:field |
Engineering
Mathematics Physics |
| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:William_Thomson
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Michael_Faraday
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Kelvin_scale
Electromagnetism Thermodynamics |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
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| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
Belfast,_Ireland
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
Hampstead,_London,_England
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| gptkbp:researchField |
Acoustics
Electromagnetism Fluid mechanics Optics Mathematical physics |
| gptkbp:restingPlace |
gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
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| gptkbp:spouse |
Margaret_Crum
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| gptkbp:title |
gptkb:Baron_Kelvin
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